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- TOOL Filed Aug. 24, 1929 '.5 sired position Patented Sept. A29, 1931 UNITED STATES .PATENTjvo-FFICE WiLLiAivi J. DE WITT, F AUBURN, NEW Yoa'ir, AssIGNon'ro sHoE FORM co., INc.,ioi1' AUBURN, NEW YORK, A coRPonAfiIoN or New Yom:

'.rooL l Application filed August 24, 1929. Serial No. 388,105.

This invention relates to a tool for'shoe forms by the use of which the insertion into and removal from a shoe of a form is facilithis type in a shoe it is the usual practice 'is to contract the walls of the form by actuating the brace; insert the form firmly into the toe of the shoe and then actuate the brace a second time to expand the walls of the form and thus plump out into the dethe materialV forming the toe of the shoe. When the forni is removed from the shoe the side walls of the form are first contracted by actuatingV the brace and the form is then withdrawn with ease. The primary object of this invention is to provide a tool by which can be carried f reaches the final position. p particularly as shown in F igs'.2 and '3, is

out any or all the variousV operations above mentioned suoli as inserting `and removing the form and actuating the brace to expand or contract the walls thereof.

One embodiment of suoli tool is set forth in the specification and shown in the draw- Y form a part thereof and 1n ings which which, n

Fig. 1 is a side elevation with partsbroken away of a form inserted in the toe of a shoe by the use of the tool which embodies this invention; i

Fig. 2 is a plan view illustrating the inanner in which the tool is used with a form having one type of transversely extending brace for shifting the brace in one direction' Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 illustrating the way in which the forming tool engages the brace to shift it in the opposite direction and to remove the form from a shoe;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of such a tool;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of the operating end of the tool;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 7--7 of Fig.A 6; and

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 3 illustrating .the liseV of the tool with a form provided with a different type 0f brace.

Referring to` Fig. 1, a form 10 is shown inserted withinthe toe 11 of a shoe by the kuse of an iron 12 which embodies one form of this invention. The tool V12 is preferably provided with a suitably curved shank 13 terminating Vat the forward end in a loop 14 and at the rearward end in a loop 15.

TheVv loop 15 is preferably larger than the loop. 14 and under ordinary conditions is used as a handle. The end V16 of the tool forming the loop 14 terminates in an inclined tip 17 andis slightly offset from the other wall of the Vloop and spaced vtherefrom to form a passage 18. Across the end of the loop 14 iscut atransverse notch 19.

As clearly shown iii-Fig.y 1 the.Vv tool 12 is inserted into the form 1() resting `against the forward end thereof and by it the form 10 is pushed forward into thel shoe until it The forni 10,

provided with a transversely extending brace 20 pivotally lsecured to o ne wall of the form'and having a sliding engagement relative to the other. i

If the sliding engagement' of the brace 2O with the wall of the form 'be such that Vby swinging the brace forwardly the form will expand, the tool 12 is `Vn'ow placed against the brace (see,V Fig. 2) and by applying= a forward pressure the .brace will Vbe shifted and the form expanded until the desired'positioii has-been reached; The notch 19 receives the brace and insures that the brace remain in engagement therewith. When a toe forni of this type is to be removed from the shoe the tool is inserted beyond the brace and then retracted; the brace entering the loop 14 vthrough the passage 18 by the assistance of the tapered tip 17. A pull on the tool 12; as shown in Fig. 3, will shift the brace rearwardly and if the pressure continues the form will be withdrawn from the shoe.

If, on the other hand, the cross brace 20 is of the type which necessitates a backward movement in order to expand the walls of the forni; the tool 12 may be used, as shownl in Fig. 3, forthis purpose, and as shown in Fig. 2, for the purpose of contracting the walls. IVith such type of brace the form must of course be removed manually by grasping the upper end of the form.

One type of form that may be used is shown in F ig. 8 in which the walls of the form are connected by a brace 31 which .terminates at one end in a pointed tongue projecting through a slot 32 into engage-Y ment with the inner sole of the shoe. In such case the end of the brace must be raised before actuating the brace to expand or contract the form. The tip 17 of the tool may be slid over the tia-nge of the form and below the end 33 thus raising the tongue from engagement with the inner sole. The brace 30 may then be actuated in the proper direction or the form may be withdrawn or inserted by twisting the tool suiiiciently to bind the brace.

The end of the tool having the loop 15 may be usedwhen desired to insert a wide form into a shoe and the loop may be formed in the same w'ay as the loop 14. It has been 'found however that under ordinary conditions all the operations upon the braces may be performed by the smaller loop 14.

IVhile one embodiment of this invention has been shown and described I am not limited thereto since other embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention as set forth in the following claim.

I claim:

` A tool for inserting and withdrawing shoe forms of the kind which have laterally 'spaced walls and a pivotally mounted crossbrace forv expanding and contracting the form, said tool comprising a shank provided at one end with a loop having a notch in its foremost end for' engaging the crossbrace when it is desired to swing the brace forwardly to expand the form within a shoe, said loop being open to receive the crossbrace when it is desired to swing the brace rearwardly to contract the form.

Y Signed by ine at Auburn, New York, this 21st day of August, 1929.

W'ILLIAM J. DE IVITT. 

